商しょう売ばい人にん

noun

merchant; trader; shrewd businessperson

Refers to someone engaged in commerce, often with a nuance of business acumen or profit-mindedness. Can be neutral or slightly pejorative depending on context.

• 彼かれは生うまれつきの商しょう売ばい人にんだ。

  He is a born merchant.

• あの商しょう売ばい人にんはいつも抜ぬけ目めがない。

  That trader is always sharp and misses no opportunity.

noun

expert; professional; skilled practitioner

Used for someone highly skilled in a trade or profession, not limited to commerce. Often implies seasoned, practical expertise.

• 彼かれは料りょう理りの商しょう売ばい人にんだから、包ほう丁ちょうさばきが違ちがう。

  He is a professional cook, so his knife skills are on another level.

noun

woman in the nightlife business; hostess; geisha; demimondaine

Specifically refers to women working in bars, nightclubs, or traditional entertainment districts. Often used euphemistically or in historical contexts. Cross-referenced with 商売女.

See also: 商売女

• 彼かの女じょは銀ぎん座ざで長なが年ねん商しょう売ばい人にんをしている。

  She has been working as a hostess in Ginza for many years.